Riverside police arrest woman in alleged elder abuse scam
10:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
By JESSICA LOGAN The Press-Enterprise
A 34-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing from a 79-year-old Riverside man who police said she had talked into proposing marriage, a news release from the Riverside Police Department stated.
Nina Costello of Perris befriended the 79-year-old man. She promised to help him do "Christ's work," the release stated.
The man, recently widowed, lived in a federally subsidized apartment on Social Security, the release stated.
The woman convinced the man to furnish her home where she told him he would eventually live and buy her a car, the release stated.
The woman used the victim's credit to buy about $80,000 worth of property including a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, furnishings and an engagement ring that police found at a pawn shop, the release stated.
Costello and Thompson were arrested on suspicion of theft by false pretenses and elder abuse.
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SOURCE: pressenterprize
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